As increasing numbers of jobs look to be under threat from automation, the time has come to think about the distribution of wealth in a world without work. In the first part of this series on the future of humanity and technology, we make the case for the widespread private ownership of software and robotics – and the new institutions

Politics

In the weeks following Donald Trump’s ascension to the Presidency, there was every reason to fear that the Constitution might be stretched to breaking-point. On his route to the White House, Trump brazenly defied political orthodoxy at every turn, while making clear he had no plans bend to the conventions of Washington DC. Republican successes

Sport

The world of sport is replete with absurdities, but right now the NBA is suffering from one of the biggest. While not be quite as illogical as, say, staging a World Cup in Qatar, or indeed the very existence of Scottish football’s third and fourth tiers, the fact that more than half of teams in

Features

For anyone with an interest in the longevity of the Electoral College system, it might be tempting to view the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election as the death knell for what is perhaps the most innovative feature of the United States Constitution. After all, Democratic voters – who, ostensibly, make up a clear majority of the electorate

Highly controversial

The idea: Issue an extra 50,000 EB-2 green cards to high-skilled foreign workers and investors on the condition that they spend a set number of years in Detroit or start companies with investments of at least $500,000 and at least 10 employees.